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but like the united states, we've got a mountain to climb. next time this year, we'll be. >> 25th in the u.k. happy new year. plenty more ahead as "the factor" moves ahead. nancy pelosi takes a verbal shot at president obama. dennis miller on how president obama is handling the terror threat and miller wants to address the underway bomber. we hope you'll stay tuned for those reports. >>> body language segment. yesterday nancy pelosi was caught in a very tough spot. as you may know, she's holding secret hearings about the health care bill. secret hearings. people are not allowed to hear the debate, even though cspan wants to broadcast it. but during the campaign for presidency, barak obama said is this about health care reform. >> we'll have the negotiations televised on cspan. the people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or their insurance companyies. and so that approach, i think, is what is going to allow people to stay involved in this process. >> un
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first of all, embracing the supreme court of the united states in a partisan -- here is the president talking about wanting to be bipartisan. and he makes this like unprecedented partisan attack on the supreme court so that his congressmen and senators who agree with him, not the republicans all get up and cheer. they are leaning over them and cheering. >> neil: your issue was this was false, that they were not giving a green light to government -- >> dead wrong. i mean the president is going to do that, my goodness, you're a lawyer and constitutional law professor, at least read the opinion. the opinion says by justice kennedy we need not reach the question whether the government has compelling interest in preventing foreign individuals or associates from influencing our nation's political process. that's page 46 and 47 of the opinion. he didn't read the opinion. he's also wrong that it overturned 100 years of precedent. it overturned 19 years of priss d precedent. big difference. >> neil: maybe he was trying to score political points here. >> glenn: you don't do something unpreceden
first of all, embracing the supreme court of the united states in a partisan -- here is the president talking about wanting to be bipartisan. and he makes this like unprecedented partisan attack on the supreme court so that his congressmen and senators who agree with him, not the republicans all get up and cheer. they are leaning over them and cheering. >> neil: your issue was this was false, that they were not giving a green light to government -- >> dead wrong. i mean the...
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the united states has promised to help. the secretary of state hillary clinton says american forces have been scramble to go provide essential services. two american women from illinois stranded tonight in the mountains of haiti and their husbands are asking the united states government to help them. the women are part of a missionary group called little by little. these are pictures from their previous trips. we're told the women arrived in haiti for a medical mission last week. according to the families, they're stranded in the mountains 15 miles outside port-au-prince. all the roads are said to be demolished and no way to get them out. the men say they've spoken with their wives briefly. both are safe, but very scared. one husband said he had an awful feeling about his wife going to her first trip there. >> i was very apprehensive. it's haiti. there is a lot of potential issues that go along with it. they've been down there for a week to help people. they're now in a situation where they need help. >> they've spoken to i
the united states has promised to help. the secretary of state hillary clinton says american forces have been scramble to go provide essential services. two american women from illinois stranded tonight in the mountains of haiti and their husbands are asking the united states government to help them. the women are part of a missionary group called little by little. these are pictures from their previous trips. we're told the women arrived in haiti for a medical mission last week. according to...
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states and the government of the united states. we a we're moving as quickly as is possible. we're moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we're saving lives and we're beginning a full scale recovery, but put this in focus. put this in focus. there is one, one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we're only able to land because of one apron, one apron in the airport, one taxiway. 48 aircraft on the ground a day from all over the world. that includes the u.n. trying to resupply their people and they were devastated. that includes that the ability to refurbish and try to get back up on its feet. the mission that 7,000 folks on the ground for some time. we're able to, and correct me, general, if i'm wrong, i believe we were get 17 air frames in. we have the capacity for 700 air frames so i want the american people to understand is we are here in a position of trying to help another country and we are going by, as we should, their priorities, they're telling us what they want thi
states and the government of the united states. we a we're moving as quickly as is possible. we're moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we're saving lives and we're beginning a full scale recovery, but put this in focus. put this in focus. there is one, one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we're only able to land because of one apron, one apron in the airport, one taxiway. 48 aircraft on the ground a day from all over the world....
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what the heck is he doing on the united states no fly list? we'll tell you that crazy tale straight ahead. >> first happy birthday to chad lowe, the actor is 42 today. some people like to pretend... a flood could never happen to them... and that their homeowners insurance... protects them. it doesn't. stop pretending. it can happen to you. protect your home with flood insurance. call the number on your screen... for your free brochure. >> half past the hour. fox news alert for you. tens of thousands feared dead in haiti this morning. rescue efforts and evacuations are under way and new and dramatic images released overnight like this new jersey woman who was pulled from underneath a hotel. this as six members of the team from lynn university including four students and two faculty remain unaccounted for. the other students along with other americans have been taken to the dominican republic. president obama has already reached out to the president of the dr to thank him for providing assistance and aid to americans escaping haiti. >> meanwhile
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. >> rudy giuliani is not president of the united states. barack obama is. he put his credibility on the line. >> bill: what about is salinda lake going on the net before the polls even closed and blaming the white house if we lose. >> saying it is the white house's fault if we don't lose. what happened last year in new jersey and virginia and pennsylvania where republicans swept across the board was not an abration, bill. and even if scott brown loses by a razor thin margin, it will show that the american people are mad as hell and we are not going to take it any more. >> they have to pay attention to the anger in america. >> why do you think they are angry, colmes? >> because they don't like incumbency. whoever is in office they will be angry at. the flipside, let me finish this is that republicans can't two so crazy and take this for granted and get arrogant and decide 2010 mid-term elections we are going to win now. you risk going overboard. >> oh, like you guys did. what we are looking at is going from one change election to another, bill. >> bill: and
. >> rudy giuliani is not president of the united states. barack obama is. he put his credibility on the line. >> bill: what about is salinda lake going on the net before the polls even closed and blaming the white house if we lose. >> saying it is the white house's fault if we don't lose. what happened last year in new jersey and virginia and pennsylvania where republicans swept across the board was not an abration, bill. and even if scott brown loses by a razor thin margin,...
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he knows thousands of people in the united states. he would have an existing network in the united states. this is something i'm sure the f.b.i. has gone back over but this, you know, makes him more dangerous than a lot of these other individuals who are with al-qaida trying to plan, you know, operations against the united states. >> michael, what's so insane to me is right after 9/11 looking for any contacts, any contacts that these hijackers had with anyone in the u.s. we have the cleric who had at least two of them in contact in san diego and in virginia. and yet, we would let him go. why not just hold on to him until we can build a case? >> well, it smells of saudi interference. look it, they let all the bin laden people go after 9/11 because the saudis probably gave them diplomatic passports. the saudis have an in our government that is really reprehensible but i wanted to follow up on gary's point. >> ok. >> this fellow is not the only person like him in the united states. the saudis and other gulf states have been funding the e
he knows thousands of people in the united states. he would have an existing network in the united states. this is something i'm sure the f.b.i. has gone back over but this, you know, makes him more dangerous than a lot of these other individuals who are with al-qaida trying to plan, you know, operations against the united states. >> michael, what's so insane to me is right after 9/11 looking for any contacts, any contacts that these hijackers had with anyone in the u.s. we have the...
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the passenger did though send a friend a text message in the united states. it said simply "earthquake 7.07, pray for laity -- haiti". martha? martha: indeed that's what a lot of americans are doing today. david lee miller thank you very much. bill: a lot of people on that plane torn. leaving. make decision to be there. what happened to your family and friends on the ground there. we're back on that story in a matter of minutes we expect briefing state department is 1:30 -- 11:30 eastern time we'll get a lot of information from the state department once that briefing begins the latest what's happening in haiti. latest economic front the white house proclaims that stimulus package a huge success saying it's already traded or saved up to 2 million jobs. this chart tells a different story the president's top economists predicted substantially lower unemployment at this time of the year due to stimulus plan of the guy who put this together that created that chart and the founder est monday -- -- of the monday meeting good morning to you. i want to put that chart
the passenger did though send a friend a text message in the united states. it said simply "earthquake 7.07, pray for laity -- haiti". martha? martha: indeed that's what a lot of americans are doing today. david lee miller thank you very much. bill: a lot of people on that plane torn. leaving. make decision to be there. what happened to your family and friends on the ground there. we're back on that story in a matter of minutes we expect briefing state department is 1:30 -- 11:30...
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the united states of course has a large presence there. he said there are literally towers of help supply that is are there. now the question is going to be how to get them there into the streets in this very compromised situation as far as transportation and distribution. that is one of the biggest concerns right now. but the good news is that those planes are on the ground and that that help is going to start getting to people shortly. in the next pictures that we're going to be showing you, you're going to see tents on the ground, where literally patients have come to this area, that is near the airport, and they are camping out. it makes sense that if you want to be closest to where the supplies are coming in, you might want to get near this area, and that may be the thinking of some of these people who have literally pitched tents, their homes in many cases are destroyed, and they want to be on the front lines of getting some medical help and some food and supplies, as soon as it comes in. this is a very developing situation. steve ha
the united states of course has a large presence there. he said there are literally towers of help supply that is are there. now the question is going to be how to get them there into the streets in this very compromised situation as far as transportation and distribution. that is one of the biggest concerns right now. but the good news is that those planes are on the ground and that that help is going to start getting to people shortly. in the next pictures that we're going to be showing you,...
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bill: christmas day had a significant impact on the relationship between the united states and yemen, here we are just a month down the road. how close are we to awlaki, do you have any idea? >> the signs are very good. i think they would be almost -- it would be a clish ate to say they're hot on this trail but we're getting good cooperation. we've had cooperation with the government in the past in that country and there have been investigations and operations that have been run there you have successfully. this is not afghanistan, not pakistan. bill: you need to trust in the yemeni government to carry this out and the track record has not always been there, though, chris. >> no, we've diverted our efforts in other directions. we've sort of been fighting the global war on terrorism, country by country, almost in a reactive mode and it's gotten ahead of us a bit in this case. but they are giving us the cooperation we need to get back after them. bin laden bill let's hope that's the case, chris, thank you for coming in today and sharing your thoughts. >> my pleasure. bill: you got a que
bill: christmas day had a significant impact on the relationship between the united states and yemen, here we are just a month down the road. how close are we to awlaki, do you have any idea? >> the signs are very good. i think they would be almost -- it would be a clish ate to say they're hot on this trail but we're getting good cooperation. we've had cooperation with the government in the past in that country and there have been investigations and operations that have been run there you...
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the united states is getting , russia is sending in two helicopters. china had a terrible earthquake they are sending in a search-and-rescue team, mexico, brazil, all these countries are helping. but the american people can help just by giving us what we need down there to keep people alive and treat their basic injuries while we're going through this rub. one about two weeks we can start thinking about the long term rebuilding. right now we have to save every life we can. for three, four more days we can still find people alive under this rebel. -- under this rubble, but we got to be able to care for them once we pull them out. get get such a heartbreak looking at pictures and seeing the loss of life we are going to learn more about everyday this country has been so poor for so long. the structures are poorly constructed which contributes to some maybe increased destruction here. why has this country been so poor? what has been the problem there? >> 200 years ago haiti was the richest place in the caribbean. but, when it became a free black country, t
the united states is getting , russia is sending in two helicopters. china had a terrible earthquake they are sending in a search-and-rescue team, mexico, brazil, all these countries are helping. but the american people can help just by giving us what we need down there to keep people alive and treat their basic injuries while we're going through this rub. one about two weeks we can start thinking about the long term rebuilding. right now we have to save every life we can. for three, four more...
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>> because the united states not extended judicial rights to combatants in a time of any declarationá of war. >> we are going to have you and the judge on for debate. >> sean: there's supreme court precedence, congressional legislation has passed this is has been what has happen in the revolution war, civil war, world war ii. i'm talking constitutional law right here. >> times have changed. sitter . >> that's the thing this administration doesn't see it as a war. >> sometimes -- obama was wrong when he looked at alito he that whole opinion wrong. sometimes people make mistakes. this was a mistake. >> sean: three strategies by they think they can divide the tea party movement more conservatives from mainstream moderate republicans and out in latest one emerging in the political points white house plans to step up efforts to hold republicans accountable. they want to create a series of votes that will take place to say see you're obstructionists, the party of no, does that work? >> i don't think so i think the obama administration is struggle for any strategy to survive. this thing iío
>> because the united states not extended judicial rights to combatants in a time of any declarationá of war. >> we are going to have you and the judge on for debate. >> sean: there's supreme court precedence, congressional legislation has passed this is has been what has happen in the revolution war, civil war, world war ii. i'm talking constitutional law right here. >> times have changed. sitter . >> that's the thing this administration doesn't see it as a war....
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united states and the media has ignored -- >> sean: i'm running out of time. you are wrong on football. >> sean you are going into deep water you're not ready for this. just because you throw this around doesn't make you qualified, but go ahead. >> sean: you did notice it has the hannity logo on it. that means something, right? first of all, i to say i'm the biggest peyton manning fan. one of the greatest guys ever -- but i'm going with the two underdogs. i'm gonna say upset by the jets. i can't bet against brett favre. >> there you go with your pom-poms and the emotion. first of all the minnesota vikings are not really an underdog they are a potent team, even though i'm picking the saints because it is home field and i think that will disrupt the offense. as far as the jets are concerned they are lucky to be in they lost six games being rookie quarterback throwing for 100 yards they are lucky they are here! they should not have beat cincinnati. >> rookie quarterback is from usc. >> that's very nice. about to go on probation. the point i'm making is, the new y
united states and the media has ignored -- >> sean: i'm running out of time. you are wrong on football. >> sean you are going into deep water you're not ready for this. just because you throw this around doesn't make you qualified, but go ahead. >> sean: you did notice it has the hannity logo on it. that means something, right? first of all, i to say i'm the biggest peyton manning fan. one of the greatest guys ever -- but i'm going with the two underdogs. i'm gonna say upset...
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in the meantime the united states is doing even more to help the haitian people recover. defense secretary robert gates announced he is sending more ships to the region including one vessel that can remove debris that has been blocking the main port in the capital, which has been an enormous problem. clearing that port will allow more ships to dock and speed up delivery of food and aid. gates made that announcement during a visit to india. with more than 2 million people in haiti in need nobody should be satisfied with the level of relief we have seen so far. jon: the navy hospital ship u.s. comfort have received its first haitian patients. a 6-year-old boy and 20-year-old man both severely injured are flown by helicopter to the uss carl vinson to the hospital ship. expected to arrive near port-au-prince this morning. jane: the stories, you can go right to the web. they update the blogs. a special place called a live shot. you just click on it. you can see the latest from orlando salinas and our crews on the ground. foxnews.com is the place to go for comprehensive coverag
in the meantime the united states is doing even more to help the haitian people recover. defense secretary robert gates announced he is sending more ships to the region including one vessel that can remove debris that has been blocking the main port in the capital, which has been an enormous problem. clearing that port will allow more ships to dock and speed up delivery of food and aid. gates made that announcement during a visit to india. with more than 2 million people in haiti in need nobody...
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united states and the media has ignored -- >> sean: i'm running out of time. you are wrong on football. >> sean you are going into deep water you're not ready for this. just because you throw this around doesn't make you qualified, but go ahead. >> sean: you did notice it has the hannity logo on it. that means something, right? first of all, i to say i'm the biggest peyton manning fan. one of the greatest guys ever -- but i'm going with the two underdogs. i'm gonna say upset by the jets. i can't bet against brett favre. >> there you go with your pom-poms and the emotion. first of all the minnesota vikings are not really an underdog they are a potent team, even though i'm picking the saints because it is home field and i think that will disrupt the offense. as far as the jets are concerned they are lucky to be in they lost six games being rookie quarterback throwing for 100 yards they are lucky they are here! they should not have beat cincinnati. >> rookie quarterback is from usc. >> that's very nice. about to go on probation. the point i'm making is, the new y
united states and the media has ignored -- >> sean: i'm running out of time. you are wrong on football. >> sean you are going into deep water you're not ready for this. just because you throw this around doesn't make you qualified, but go ahead. >> sean: you did notice it has the hannity logo on it. that means something, right? first of all, i to say i'm the biggest peyton manning fan. one of the greatest guys ever -- but i'm going with the two underdogs. i'm gonna say upset...
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>> because the united states not extended judicial rights to combatants in a time of any declarationá of war. >> we are going to have you and the judge on for debate. >> sean: there's supreme court precedence, congressional legislation has passed this is has been what has happen in the revolution war, civil war, world war ii. i'm talking constitutional law right here. >> times have changed. sitter . >> that's the thing this administration doesn't see it as a war. >> sometimes -- obama was wrong when he looked at alito he that whole opinion wrong. sometimes people make mistakes. this was a mistake. >> sean: three strategies by they think they can divide the tea party movement more conservatives from mainstream moderate republicans and out in latest one emerging in the political points white house plans to step up efforts to hold republicans accountable. they want to create a series of votes that will take place to say see you're obstructionists, the party of no, does that work? >> i don't think so i think the obama administration is struggle for any strategy to survive. this thing iío
>> because the united states not extended judicial rights to combatants in a time of any declarationá of war. >> we are going to have you and the judge on for debate. >> sean: there's supreme court precedence, congressional legislation has passed this is has been what has happen in the revolution war, civil war, world war ii. i'm talking constitutional law right here. >> times have changed. sitter . >> that's the thing this administration doesn't see it as a war....
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this is a rescue team from the united states, fairfax county, virginia. they're on the job. their goal today is to punch through the front of this hotel into the lobby. the experts say that in times of disaster people try to move through their normal areas of egress, and they believe they might find people inside the lobby area. and they say they are working under the idea that they are still in the rescue phase, not recovery. but, quite frankly, as time goes forward, recovery is what will more likely be the case. now, there is a bit of a controversy developing there. there are some people there representing american families who told us that they felt the chileans who were there under the auspices of the u.n. were, perhaps, focusing their attention on one particular individual, the wife of a chilean general who was found this morning dead in that hotel. they say there was not enough or attention being made to recovering the bodies of americans. however, i must say i talked to the fairfax county rescue people, and they say that simply is not the case. they're looking for any
this is a rescue team from the united states, fairfax county, virginia. they're on the job. their goal today is to punch through the front of this hotel into the lobby. the experts say that in times of disaster people try to move through their normal areas of egress, and they believe they might find people inside the lobby area. and they say they are working under the idea that they are still in the rescue phase, not recovery. but, quite frankly, as time goes forward, recovery is what will more...
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the united states constitution in today's environment? the power of money on the ability to find consensus on the hard things has gotten greater. i am not true that is going to hard decisions. i worry about this decision. >> we could not have gone the constitution if it had been negotiated on c-span. >> corporations do not want to be hated, for the most part. they have many ways to pour more money into the political process if they wanted to and they have chosen not to. to cross that line and suddenly decide that, as a corporation, i want to defeat lindsay gramm of north carolina and those corporations are in sentences co, boston, and new york city, that is -- are in san francisco, boston, and in new york city, that is the favor you can give lindsay gramm because he can make an issue of that. both lindsay gramm and barney frank might ultimately agree on knowing where that money is coming from into north carolina# massachusetts. you can take all thaqi money you want. Ñithe more you take it, the more they tried to influence the election, a
the united states constitution in today's environment? the power of money on the ability to find consensus on the hard things has gotten greater. i am not true that is going to hard decisions. i worry about this decision. >> we could not have gone the constitution if it had been negotiated on c-span. >> corporations do not want to be hated, for the most part. they have many ways to pour more money into the political process if they wanted to and they have chosen not to. to cross...
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not the same as the united states. but i think we should move in the direction of decriminalization. maybe drug by drug, start with marijuana, see what happens. the worst that can happen is we made a mistake and go back. it is a little like the voluntevolst everyone d act repealing alcohol. he was not sure what was going to happen and it worked and the alternative which was keeping prohibition was a disaster. chris: factor in that the president last year said that he was not going to seek to arrest those who use medical marijuana as long as they followed state laws. guest: exactly. and if i understand, the most recent state to have enacted legislation allowing medical marijuana is new jersey certainly with a far more restrictive blueprint than california and i have also heard there are another four or five states that have laws on the ballot for popular initiative or state assemblies this year in the united states. so, when president obama quite rightly says if a state accepts medical marijuana, whatever its legislatio
not the same as the united states. but i think we should move in the direction of decriminalization. maybe drug by drug, start with marijuana, see what happens. the worst that can happen is we made a mistake and go back. it is a little like the voluntevolst everyone d act repealing alcohol. he was not sure what was going to happen and it worked and the alternative which was keeping prohibition was a disaster. chris: factor in that the president last year said that he was not going to seek to...
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does this impact the united states and this country's economy? guest: by the way, one of the problems -- the chinese currency on balance is also affecting europe. and greece is symptomatic of that. how it would affect the united states? it affects the european kong -- currency, the bureau. so i see a positive effect. because the dollar -- as weak as it is, it is really worthless because the federal reserve is just running the printing presses full speed. but greece and ireland and a few other countries are in dire straits. greece may default on its debt and that will wreak -- weaken european currencies so foreign investment will tend to migrate to our country which will help keep our interest rates low, and low interest rates should help boost recovery. >> next phone call, san antonio, texas, independent mind. caller: i have a comment to make. host: go ahead. caller: i want republicans and democrats, everyone who hears my voice, our lord and savior jesus christ, this is his world, he is still in charge -- once before, man did, and if you read you
does this impact the united states and this country's economy? guest: by the way, one of the problems -- the chinese currency on balance is also affecting europe. and greece is symptomatic of that. how it would affect the united states? it affects the european kong -- currency, the bureau. so i see a positive effect. because the dollar -- as weak as it is, it is really worthless because the federal reserve is just running the printing presses full speed. but greece and ireland and a few other...
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i think the united states can be very influential. but financing that, you know, an american czar who sits in haiti and makes these kinds of decisions would probably be counterproductive. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me thank our witnesses. i think this has been a very helpful hearing. congress is looking at our foreign aid programs and how we infrastructure our foreign aid programs and in order to use foreign aid more effective in carrying out u.s. objective internationally. and in a previous hearing i raised the issue on gender matter issues and many countries we do business, their record on gender equality is very, very poor. and how can we be more effective. when we look at haiti and look at our previous foreign aid commitments in that country, we certainly were not terribly successful as it relates to the governance issue. as we've seen in this crisis. the question is, basically what can we learn from haiti as we look at trying to restructure our foreign aid programs internationally? what can we learn from rwanda
i think the united states can be very influential. but financing that, you know, an american czar who sits in haiti and makes these kinds of decisions would probably be counterproductive. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me thank our witnesses. i think this has been a very helpful hearing. congress is looking at our foreign aid programs and how we infrastructure our foreign aid programs and in order to use foreign aid more effective in carrying out u.s. objective...
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the united states to not recognize them for 60 years. when finally we did, we were in with the rest of the crowd of european powers saying they had to pay enormous reparations for winning their freedom. then for 20 years, early in this century, starting during world war i, marines occupied haiti but did nothing to and power that people are change the fundamental structure of society, to build the self- determination you have to. when we left, things went to hell again. i cannot see how anybody could have been surprised that there were haitian leaders who abused their people the way he had been abused by outsiders, the same way some children who are abused or to be child abusers. then they started trying to get their democracy back 20 years ago. i tried to give it to them. but a lot of us on the outside have not known how to help. so, haiti has also been hurt a little bit by all of us who feel self righteous, that we are doing good to help them. they wish to be empowered to chart their own course in the future. and they need to be helped
the united states to not recognize them for 60 years. when finally we did, we were in with the rest of the crowd of european powers saying they had to pay enormous reparations for winning their freedom. then for 20 years, early in this century, starting during world war i, marines occupied haiti but did nothing to and power that people are change the fundamental structure of society, to build the self- determination you have to. when we left, things went to hell again. i cannot see how anybody...
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and to recognize the losses suffered by the united states -- united nations. the un has made enormous contributions to haiti over the years. they lost many outstanding people on the ground. we offer profound gratitude and our condolences to the un and to the families of the deceased. we have also felt that tragedy personally in massachusetts with a loss of britney. i know personally the agony of her parents. first, and trying to find out what her fate might be an out and try to recover their daughter's body. the task before all of us remains far from over first, we must continue the ongoing effort to meet patients' immediate need for food, water, shelter, electricity, and medical care. so far, thanks to un peacekeepers in u.s. forces, the security situations have allowed this to go on its helium. we have begun to reverse the poverty that plagued haiti long before this tragedy. we cannot be satisfied to simply restore haiti to the unsustainable conditions of the past. on january 11, haiti was already the poorest country in the western hemisphere. even before th
and to recognize the losses suffered by the united states -- united nations. the un has made enormous contributions to haiti over the years. they lost many outstanding people on the ground. we offer profound gratitude and our condolences to the un and to the families of the deceased. we have also felt that tragedy personally in massachusetts with a loss of britney. i know personally the agony of her parents. first, and trying to find out what her fate might be an out and try to recover their...
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the united states and the united states department of defense is really focused on continuing to support the government of haiti, the people of haiti in bringing their suffering and alleviating that as quickly as we possibly can. that's what our focus has been and that's where our focus will remain as we work cooperatively to understand how we can transition this to the longer term capacity and needs that the haitian government will need. ongoing effort, a lot of focus continues to remain that it will remain a central focus of the united states southern command until we've been able to meet our mission requirements. thank you for your time. >> thank you, sir. >> and our international coverage continues this weekend with britter prime minister's question time. this week, house leader harriet harmon fills in for the prime minister and answers questions on the iraq war and the news conference. that's sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. president obama is on the road after his state of the union address last night. he's traveling to st. petersburg, florida, accompanied by the vice presi
the united states and the united states department of defense is really focused on continuing to support the government of haiti, the people of haiti in bringing their suffering and alleviating that as quickly as we possibly can. that's what our focus has been and that's where our focus will remain as we work cooperatively to understand how we can transition this to the longer term capacity and needs that the haitian government will need. ongoing effort, a lot of focus continues to remain that...
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it's countries, it's institutions that have bought debt from the united states for all united states dollars or equivalents. and look at what's happened to us. you know, this is -- if you think back two years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down and heard that gigantic wave. this is the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. and it says that in 1999, here we are, that we are already approaching 50% of our gross domestic product, the equivalency of that in debt. but now look what happens after 2009. it becomes absolutely unsustainable. see, as you go to 2019, it's already exceeded 100%. and most people don't think we can survive on 100% for any period of time. for our task force members, you are all going to see what happens to america after the second world war, and some people who don't want to do anything are going to say, we had a great big debt -- talking to the two governors -- we had a great big debt because it's dissimilar because all that debt wa
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or the administration of the united states. and i will fairly note that this out-of-control spending was not invented with this administration. republicans, when they were in charge, let spending get completely out of control and we betrayed our fiscal base and we paid a heavy price for it. but we deserve to nay price. but now is the time to say stop. stop borrowing against our children and grandchildren's future. stop putting ourselves in a precarious situation where the chinese own so much of our national debt that they have their hand on the throttle of the american economy. and i hasten to add it is not in the chinese interest to hurt the american economy. but it certainly can't be in our interest in any way to be in that kind of fiscal jeopardy. we cannot do that. not to mention the $3.5 trillion that's held by -- in our -- in our debt that's held by foreigners. so i ask my colleagues, let's look at dr. coburn's amendment. it's very thought out. it's well researched. and let's put the brakes on mortgaging of america's futu
or the administration of the united states. and i will fairly note that this out-of-control spending was not invented with this administration. republicans, when they were in charge, let spending get completely out of control and we betrayed our fiscal base and we paid a heavy price for it. but we deserve to nay price. but now is the time to say stop. stop borrowing against our children and grandchildren's future. stop putting ourselves in a precarious situation where the chinese own so much of...
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ok, we do that in the united states. now somebody gets on an airplane in yemen and transfers in amsterdam. what kind of threat to do we have in the world of transportation that says it is fine for tsa to be doing this, but it will not have any impact on the kind of thing that we saw with the christmas pa bomber? give me your reaction on how technology can be used and how we can get other countries to use it. >> do not know anything that has frustrated me personall more than the inability over a period of years to develop adequate detection equipment. the most serious thing, in my mind, is the inability to detect nuclear materials. and knowing and spend a lot of money at that. this is a problem that goes back well before 9/11. but we still have not come up with it. so i think there has to be a crash effort, if you will, in the search and development in the scientific community to develop better technology here. the hijackers got on those airplanes in at 911 with four- inch blade knives. they knew you could not get on with
ok, we do that in the united states. now somebody gets on an airplane in yemen and transfers in amsterdam. what kind of threat to do we have in the world of transportation that says it is fine for tsa to be doing this, but it will not have any impact on the kind of thing that we saw with the christmas pa bomber? give me your reaction on how technology can be used and how we can get other countries to use it. >> do not know anything that has frustrated me personall more than the inability...
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we have over 6 million employers in the united states. zero. this will change i want to spend the rest of the time that i have talking to a of a signature average as assistant secretary that is detention reform. there is no more serious effort to underrate at i.c.e. a and this. it is my personal priority and frankly, i think it will mark my time and a 10 year as assistant secretary. for the naysayers and conspiracy theorist and critics, mark my words come with this is a sustained, aggressive effort to transform immigration detention. there is no going back. point*. we are going to do this. whether people believe me or not but they're also be no doubt whether we will detain people. we will. we will continue to detain people on a grand scale. the reality is many people that we in counter are dangerous to the community if released or they pose a very serious risk of flight if they are released. they've would not show up and honor the final quarter of removal if not to change. in the end it is not about whether or not we will detain people, of we a
we have over 6 million employers in the united states. zero. this will change i want to spend the rest of the time that i have talking to a of a signature average as assistant secretary that is detention reform. there is no more serious effort to underrate at i.c.e. a and this. it is my personal priority and frankly, i think it will mark my time and a 10 year as assistant secretary. for the naysayers and conspiracy theorist and critics, mark my words come with this is a sustained, aggressive...
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united states is globally engaged once again. our country -- other countries have seen that we want to be partnered with them on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interest, and most importantly other countries want to partner with us on a range of common challenges. that serves our interests and that makes our country more secure. of course, it is just a start, and an assessment, it getting off to a good start is not enough. the challenge now is to sustain and build on the progress we have made, and that is exactly what we intend to do it in the days, months, and years ahead. thank you very much for your time. >> general jones can take a few questions but please focus on afghanistan and pakistan. it by calling you, please identify yourself. >> "the philadelphia inquirer." george jones, you spoke of the importance of pakistan and a while back you said there were only 100 al qaeda in afghanistan. given those two facts, how is our strategy affected by the response that secretary guy -- secretary gotten pakistan when he was told
united states is globally engaged once again. our country -- other countries have seen that we want to be partnered with them on the basis of mutual respect and mutual interest, and most importantly other countries want to partner with us on a range of common challenges. that serves our interests and that makes our country more secure. of course, it is just a start, and an assessment, it getting off to a good start is not enough. the challenge now is to sustain and build on the progress we have...
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the countries, institutions that have bought debt of the united states for united states dollars or equivalent. look at what has happened to us. this you think back -- if you think back a few years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down, and we heard that gigantic wave. well, here's the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. it says that in 1999, here we are, that we are already approaching 50% of our gross domestic product, the equivalency of that in debt. look what happens after that in 2009. it becomes unsustainable. it competes 100%. most people don't think you can survive on 100% for any period of time. for our task force members, you are all going to see what happened to america after the second world war. some -- talking to the two governors here, we had a great big debt then, but that is very dissimilar because all of that debt was owned by us. that was the era of savings bopped, and we owned them. it took us three years, and we were off that gigantic 65% or
the countries, institutions that have bought debt of the united states for united states dollars or equivalent. look at what has happened to us. this you think back -- if you think back a few years, we had a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these things down, and we heard that gigantic wave. well, here's the wave. just look at it, friends. it doesn't matter whose numbers you use, something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. it says that in 1999, here we are, that we...
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institutions that have bought the debt of the united states for the united states dollars or equivalents. look at what happened to us. if you think back a few years, we have a tsunami. we heard it coming. we put these your things down and heard this gigantic wave. here is the wave. just look at it. it does not matter whose numbers you use. something like this turns up no matter what you try to do to avoid it. it says in 190099 -- 1999, here we are, that we are approaching 50% of our gdp in debt. look what happens. it becomes absolutely unsustainable. as you go to 2019, it has exceeded 100%. most people do not think you can survive on 100% for any length of time. you will see what happens to america after the second world war. some people will say we had a great big debt. talking to two governors here. but that is very dissimilar. all of that debt was owned by us. that was the era of bonds. savings bonds. we owned them. it took us three years and we were of that gigantic 70% aero. but this is the one. we have to turn this one down. some way, over. of 10 or 15 years -- some might over a ti
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there were actually invented in the united states. -- they were actually invented in the united states. all of the vehicle manufacturers are spending an enormous amount of time on the component and of this to take cost out, to take weight out because weight is very important in creating optimal energy and so forth. you've also got some very good technology companies who have been attracted to this particular game in order to provide what they think are bad -- or better mousetraps. host: nick on the republican line in florida. caller: i've got a question about how accurate at all this information is that has been forced to the automakers about efficiency, cost and so on. what i know, talking to german people in engineering -- they have a successful engineering staff in germany -- and also here and so on. this technology is nothing new. we built the first electric battery in 1962. we did a hybrid in 1967. this technology is not brand new technology. we developed this in the 1960's. german companies to the same thing. and what it did, this amount of r&d is not cost-effective. the harvard
there were actually invented in the united states. -- they were actually invented in the united states. all of the vehicle manufacturers are spending an enormous amount of time on the component and of this to take cost out, to take weight out because weight is very important in creating optimal energy and so forth. you've also got some very good technology companies who have been attracted to this particular game in order to provide what they think are bad -- or better mousetraps. host: nick on...
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outside the united states, d.h.s. works with foreign governments and airlines to advise them on which passengers may prove a threat and require security measures for flights inbound for the united states. t.s.a., of course, does not screen people or baggage at international airport. regarding the christmas day attack, abdulmutallab should never have been allowed to board this plane with explosives. the interagency to fix these vulnerabilities is well underway, and we are all working on it jointly. we welcome at the department the opportunity offered by the process described by admiral blair and director leiter to contribute to improving the federal government's ability to connect and simulate intelligence, and we appreciate the work that they have done and the ongoing relationship that we have. we are also focused on improving aviation screening and expanding international partnerships to guard against a similar type of attack. i have submitted a longer written statement describing the various d.h.s. programs are at w
outside the united states, d.h.s. works with foreign governments and airlines to advise them on which passengers may prove a threat and require security measures for flights inbound for the united states. t.s.a., of course, does not screen people or baggage at international airport. regarding the christmas day attack, abdulmutallab should never have been allowed to board this plane with explosives. the interagency to fix these vulnerabilities is well underway, and we are all working on it...
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if the united states wants to alone or with other democratic allies, it's fine. we live in a world where almost nothing is done -- any country or any coalition of countries that want to intervene either preventively or once killing begins or elimination begins to save lives as nato did in bosnia, they should do it. the moral law is higher than international law in the u.n. which in this matter is utterly bankrupt. people might say, what are you going to have people -- states super have a good evening all over the place all the time? well, the reality is it's very hard to move them to ever do anything. let's get someone to do something. let's get some -- let's get the democratic antigenocidal countries of the world to live up to their principals. i do think an international agency should be created by treaty that will monitor and identify elimination assaults and declare that they have taken place quickly after they begin and we at this point we know when they begin, which would trigger all of the mechanisms that i lay out in the book. so by treaty that should be
if the united states wants to alone or with other democratic allies, it's fine. we live in a world where almost nothing is done -- any country or any coalition of countries that want to intervene either preventively or once killing begins or elimination begins to save lives as nato did in bosnia, they should do it. the moral law is higher than international law in the u.n. which in this matter is utterly bankrupt. people might say, what are you going to have people -- states super have a good...
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they make good bin laden's threat to destroy the united states. if a bomb goes off in peoria obvious columbus, ohio, that'd be a bad thing. but the idea of the rest of the country would fall apart, everybody starves to death or something strikes me as ridiculous kind of exaggeration. these people are never questioned about that. as this kind of hyperventilating has been taking place now for decades. i'm trying to -- i tried to put that into context. i do want to stress that nuclear weapons are terrible. they can kill lots of people. it's just that one bomb like that isn't the end of the planet. and we'd had years and years of that. okay. let me talk a little bit about the exstraplation that's gone beyond that. not only to nuclear weapons, but now they are in a new category as wepons of mass destruction. these are -- the phrase has been around for quite a long period of time. but it only got really inflated and became very common in the 1990s, basically in the first bush administration and in the clinton administration. so what has happened is the
they make good bin laden's threat to destroy the united states. if a bomb goes off in peoria obvious columbus, ohio, that'd be a bad thing. but the idea of the rest of the country would fall apart, everybody starves to death or something strikes me as ridiculous kind of exaggeration. these people are never questioned about that. as this kind of hyperventilating has been taking place now for decades. i'm trying to -- i tried to put that into context. i do want to stress that nuclear weapons are...
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i checked to see if anybody in the united states picked that up. i did a lexis nexus search on madeleine albright and no newspaper picked this up. they said we got the ambassador to the united nations madeleine albright saying we killed half a million people in iraq and it's worth it. shouldn't we talk about it? it never got talked about. again, the numbers almost certainly too high but she didn't argue about the number. so what we had is antiproliferation has cost more lives than nuclear weapons have cost. okay. so let me -- by conclusion, basically, on proliferation is that although there's nothing wrong with making nonproliferation a high priority, if iran doesn't get nuclear weapons, that's just fine with me and if we can bribe them and browbeat them into not doing so, terrific. but it should be topped with a higher one. avoiding policies that could lead to the deaths of tens or hundreds of thousands of people under thee ca scenario fantasie. if saddam had gotten nuclear weapons not a good thing but he could have been contained and deterred. if
i checked to see if anybody in the united states picked that up. i did a lexis nexus search on madeleine albright and no newspaper picked this up. they said we got the ambassador to the united nations madeleine albright saying we killed half a million people in iraq and it's worth it. shouldn't we talk about it? it never got talked about. again, the numbers almost certainly too high but she didn't argue about the number. so what we had is antiproliferation has cost more lives than nuclear...
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states. 35% are the two top taxes in the united states. plus, if you throw in the estate gift and generation skipping taxes which you referred to, that's currently 45%. actually, it's currently zero because we're in a year in which those taxes have disappeared. but those are likely to come back at a 45% rate. and in 2011 on january 1, the estate tax jumps back up to a 55% rate. and a lot of other taxes do, too, as the bush tax cuts capire. so taxes are high in the united states because we're not doing anything to reduce those taxes. the rest of the world is slowly and wonderfully reducing the taxes on business income and personal income. that's great. that's making those economies where that's happening much more vibrant and growth is higher. but in the united states, those taxes remain high. in fact, there are plans in the obama administration and in other places to cause those taxes to rise even further and new taxes, value add taxes, taxes for health care, taxes for energy, to go up. that will hurt the u.s. score in our index. host: how
states. 35% are the two top taxes in the united states. plus, if you throw in the estate gift and generation skipping taxes which you referred to, that's currently 45%. actually, it's currently zero because we're in a year in which those taxes have disappeared. but those are likely to come back at a 45% rate. and in 2011 on january 1, the estate tax jumps back up to a 55% rate. and a lot of other taxes do, too, as the bush tax cuts capire. so taxes are high in the united states because we're...
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-flagged carrier over the united states or do the united states city, the fact of the matter is that there were passengers on the airliner from over 17 different countries of the world. in fact, over 100 of the passengers on that airliner where from countries other than the united states. so this is the essence of an international issue. all responsible nations have a steak here to make sure that we improve, agree, move forward in at least four different areas. one is the collection of information and analysis of the information. the second is the sharing of information and the collaboration of things such as passenger abet thing. the third is raising collectively, international aviation security standards. of and the forth is development of deployment of information in the screening technology and our commitment to put our best forward for the future generations of screening and technology. afterall, al qaeda has used and is using it's best mines against data national system -- the international aviation system. now we must do no less. >> there are others on the podium with us today
-flagged carrier over the united states or do the united states city, the fact of the matter is that there were passengers on the airliner from over 17 different countries of the world. in fact, over 100 of the passengers on that airliner where from countries other than the united states. so this is the essence of an international issue. all responsible nations have a steak here to make sure that we improve, agree, move forward in at least four different areas. one is the collection of...
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states who were part of trails here in the united states. so i believe the handling of mr. abdullah tolle of is entirely appropriate. and i think people should understand that. i'm concerned about the no-fly list. i believe the definition of who would go on the no-fly list is highly convoluted, takes a philadelphia lawyer to interpret and i've been told by direct or player that it is being reassessed and hopefully will be redone. pet and is becoming the explosive of choice. were going to have more attempts using this explosive and hopefully it will not be perfect but soon. so let's go for a moment to the visas. and mr. kennedy, let me ask you, were you saying in your testimony that there will be an automatic revocation of the says four subjects of a visa viper cable or a terrorist identities mark environments the tried and true? answer is yes or no. >> answer is we send that information to our partners in the fbi and other law-enforcement agencies and in the intelligence community. we have been requested on numerous occasions by those agenci
states who were part of trails here in the united states. so i believe the handling of mr. abdullah tolle of is entirely appropriate. and i think people should understand that. i'm concerned about the no-fly list. i believe the definition of who would go on the no-fly list is highly convoluted, takes a philadelphia lawyer to interpret and i've been told by direct or player that it is being reassessed and hopefully will be redone. pet and is becoming the explosive of choice. were going to have...
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or other agency of united states government. you claim that this is a misunderstanding or a miscommunication. are you willing to forgo any financial gain that may arise through this incident including appearances, books, bees, or television opportunities such as any reality tv shows? >> i am only compelled to respond to questions are on the circumstances. i respectfully decline that answer your question. >> i think that these witnesses have a right to invoke the fifth amendment against self- incrimination when it relates to criminal activity. something that would incriminate them in a criminal proceeding. i also think that they me be offering the fifth amendment question that do not so involved such jeopardy. i ask that we consider what response we should have to these witnesses. thank you mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. i thank the witnesses for their testimony and the members for their questions p. i would remind the witnesses that the member of the committee may have additional questions for you and we will ask you to r
or other agency of united states government. you claim that this is a misunderstanding or a miscommunication. are you willing to forgo any financial gain that may arise through this incident including appearances, books, bees, or television opportunities such as any reality tv shows? >> i am only compelled to respond to questions are on the circumstances. i respectfully decline that answer your question. >> i think that these witnesses have a right to invoke the fifth amendment...
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of the united states and the president of the united states with reckless disregard for the perception and the reality of what would be seen as a breach in security for terrorists of all walks of life to be able to make the assessment i can do it, too. i'm saddened and disappointed and i'm outraged and i would ask you to check your patriotism and find out why you had to do something of that level. with that in mind, i do respect your constitutional rights i respect them because i respect this nation and i respect the rights and responsibilities of the of of the congresses and this committee and i will ask the question that both of you can answer. you had a duty to inform the secret service officer that you were not invited guess. you dressed the part. you did not receive an official invite. your names did not appear on the guess list and your invitation from michelle jones was denied. what more did you need in order to understand that you were not invited? >> on the advice of counsel, i respectfully assert my rights not to answer your question. >> after being told you had not received
of the united states and the president of the united states with reckless disregard for the perception and the reality of what would be seen as a breach in security for terrorists of all walks of life to be able to make the assessment i can do it, too. i'm saddened and disappointed and i'm outraged and i would ask you to check your patriotism and find out why you had to do something of that level. with that in mind, i do respect your constitutional rights i respect them because i respect this...
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it has happened in the united states. louis peppi was a correctional guard. 10 months before the 9/11 attacks, two al qaeda inmates were held there, these are the ones who bombed the embassy in east africa, killing over 200 people. a federal judge gave these two al qaeda terrorists permission to buy hot sauce in the prison. what they did is made it into mace to incapacitate with the guards. they stabbed him in the eye and smeared a cross on his chest in his own blood. he was left permanently blinded, partially paralyzed and lost most of his ability to speak. these terrorists were trying to get the keys to the cell block to take more hostages. isn't that lovely. jihaddists are at war with this nation and when captured, they should be treated like military criminals. when radicals are on a threat list, don't let them on the airplane. why is that difficult to comprehend? meanwhile, the band keeps playing while the ship of common sense is sinking in the ocean. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: mr. defazi
it has happened in the united states. louis peppi was a correctional guard. 10 months before the 9/11 attacks, two al qaeda inmates were held there, these are the ones who bombed the embassy in east africa, killing over 200 people. a federal judge gave these two al qaeda terrorists permission to buy hot sauce in the prison. what they did is made it into mace to incapacitate with the guards. they stabbed him in the eye and smeared a cross on his chest in his own blood. he was left permanently...
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croix in the united states virgin islands. the lands to be included in this new historic site represent the largest undeveloped natural area remaining on the island. and there is very strong local support for protecting it as park land for future generations. the new park, mr. speaker, encompasses about 11,500 acres, 3/4 of which are submerged lands containing one of the largest and healthiest coral reef systems in the region. the national park service has studied this site and testified that it meets the criteria for additional -- addition to the system. congresswoman christensen is to be commended for her commitment to preserving the unique history and the culture of the beautiful island of st. croix. so we urge our colleagues to support passage of h.r. 3726, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from utah rise? mr. bishop: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. bishop: thank you, mr. speaker. we have
croix in the united states virgin islands. the lands to be included in this new historic site represent the largest undeveloped natural area remaining on the island. and there is very strong local support for protecting it as park land for future generations. the new park, mr. speaker, encompasses about 11,500 acres, 3/4 of which are submerged lands containing one of the largest and healthiest coral reef systems in the region. the national park service has studied this site and testified that...
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one is getting our citizens back to the united states. the other is delivering assistance and supplies. their three jobs that have to be done concurrently. we cannot do one without doing the other. >> [inaudible] >> [inaudible] we are helping the haitian people. we're deeply engaged in that. we are expanding far more resources on providing assistance to the haitian people than on the other two priorities. but those have to go ahead. we cannot leave people, particularly on the rest and recovery, there is a limited timeframe in which we are able to get people out alive. we simply cannot delay it in order to do other things. >> [inaudible] why is this such a military operation? >> president's preval asked us to the beginning -- from the beginning to come in with all the assistance we can. we have the ability to do the job right then. the united states military has a great deal of experience. they have a great deal of experience in haiti. the military has resources that would take days to mobilize from other organizations. so the u.s. militar
one is getting our citizens back to the united states. the other is delivering assistance and supplies. their three jobs that have to be done concurrently. we cannot do one without doing the other. >> [inaudible] >> [inaudible] we are helping the haitian people. we're deeply engaged in that. we are expanding far more resources on providing assistance to the haitian people than on the other two priorities. but those have to go ahead. we cannot leave people, particularly on the rest...
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the united states naval war college in rhode island. it's a hardship because you know how bad they beat the army team every first week in december. he is listed as one of america's 500 leading judges and law dragon india's been married since 1966 to the former virginia, elizabeth mill year. i knew we had to have a southern connection in there somewhere. judge, if you will so honor as. [applause] >> thank you very much. it's an honor to be here. i do know about the a few appropriate remarks though. i wish i could be brief. prime minister george canning was once asked by a preacher how he enjoyed the sermon and canning replied, you were brief. i said to the preacher, i like to avoid being tedious to which the prime minister said, you are also tedious. back so brevity is no guarantee of success. well, maria elena, you've done a great job with this group. i commend you for it. for preserving our heritage and the legacy of your dear husband. it means a lot to all of us. and i thank all of you for supporting the memory of lincoln, especially
the united states naval war college in rhode island. it's a hardship because you know how bad they beat the army team every first week in december. he is listed as one of america's 500 leading judges and law dragon india's been married since 1966 to the former virginia, elizabeth mill year. i knew we had to have a southern connection in there somewhere. judge, if you will so honor as. [applause] >> thank you very much. it's an honor to be here. i do know about the a few appropriate...
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how are they representing the united states? aren't they will not for overthrowing democratic leaders? but -- are today well known for overthrowing democratic leaders? guest: certainly in the early days the cia was doing a lot of that kind of thing. there was a well-known operation to depose leaders, democratic or not, at a lot of that of the early days that aired out in the 1970's and congressional hearings. you are right, there is a lot i know about what the cia is actually doing. it is the cia job, its charter, to go abroad and break the laws of other countries. by doing as be announced, they are breaking laws -- of other nations -- and by doing espionage, they are breaking laws of other nations. it is legal by u.s. law because it is approved by the president. but it is the nature of what they do, to steal the secrets of target governments. host: michigan, mark. help me with the name of your town. caller: it would appear that based on a lot of our recent incidents with fort hood and the letter that the ability to filter is th
how are they representing the united states? aren't they will not for overthrowing democratic leaders? but -- are today well known for overthrowing democratic leaders? guest: certainly in the early days the cia was doing a lot of that kind of thing. there was a well-known operation to depose leaders, democratic or not, at a lot of that of the early days that aired out in the 1970's and congressional hearings. you are right, there is a lot i know about what the cia is actually doing. it is the...